PSYC 3800 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Participant Observation, Visible Minority, Behaviorism
3 Dec 2013
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Students in canadian classrooms are so widely diverse. Here are a few facts displaying the diversity in the classroom. 29-32% of the population will be members of visible minority groups. Participation is religions other than christianity has doubled since 2006. Approximately 1 in 9 children in canada lives in poverty. Some are living with a mom and a dad, but others with two moms, two dads, grandparents, or other relatives. This amount of diversity can present challenges to schools and communities, but it also presents lots of opportunity. In the past, wealth and social status have been major factors in children"s success levels. Several studies have been done to prove that teachers do have an impact students lives. According to researchers, the association between the quality of early teacher-child relationships and later school performance can be both strong and persistent . This was observed in a study that observed the same children all through elementary school.
